Getting ribs removed to have a thin waist

@Missmwngi (12915)
Nairobi, Kenya
December 4, 2015 8:46am CST
I guess wonders shall never end in this world. I don't know whether you have seen this video of a lady who got her ribs removed so that she can have a thin waste. Currently she is 16 and she want to go to 14 so that she can beat the currently record holder. I find this ridiculous for someone to go this far. If you check the video she appears beautiful before the transformation. If asked i would wish she stayed that way.
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@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
4 Dec 15
What next? remove a few internal organs?
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
4 Dec 15
I've seen people have "elf ear" surgery done!
@boiboing (13153)
• Northampton, England
4 Dec 15
@Drosophila Oh my sister and her girlfriend need that. If they sit with the sun behind them their ears glow.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Dec 15
Ha haa i wonder what next as well,maybe scrap some bones off lol
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@TheHorse (220275)
• Walnut Creek, California
4 Dec 15
Pretty sad. A lot of work for a few minutes of fame.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Dec 15
Oooh yeah and alot of money used as well
• United States
4 Dec 15
It is very sad how far some people will go for what is viewed as beauty. Unfortunately, some cultures actually encourage people, especially girls and women, to do harm to their bodies in the name of beauty.
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• United States
4 Dec 15
@Missmwngi That is pretty crazy, especially if she is inspired by cartoons. I would love to walk off a cliff and just keep walking as long as I don't realize that I have left the edge and am walking on air, but that just is not going to happen in real life.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Dec 15
@purplealabaster Oooh yeah. Instead of a cartoon imitating a human being now a human being is going crazy trying to imitate it
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Dec 15
So unfortunate. She says she is inspired by cartoons,crazy thing right?
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• United States
4 Dec 15
That is crazy and any doctor doing that should not be allowed to practice.
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• Chandigarh, India
5 Dec 15
He will become famous and a celebrity instead.
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• United States
4 Dec 15
@Missmwngi That's insane.
@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Dec 15
Well he is instead getting famous for being mentioned in her journey
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
4 Dec 15
one thing i remember that in our body we not have to do to much experiments because we are born with good body structure,if we try to change it then it may be in trouble,we have to happy with all thing with body ,though we fat or thin or else,she is ridiculous and maybe don't know what happened later.
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• Chandigarh, India
5 Dec 15
@Missmwngi I hope she would have thought about the complications associated with it, if any.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Dec 15
Oooh yeah,no one knows of tomorrow and doing something like this which is irreversble,it is so crazy
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
5 Dec 15
@Missmwngi its crazy bit irresponsible thin because she is just doing for world record and if any problem comes due to it then what to do.
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
4 Dec 15
I didnt think doctors would do something like that for such a vain purpose, that is absolutely ridiculous.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Dec 15
She said she had looked for doctors to do it but finally found one who agreed
• Dayton, Ohio
4 Dec 15
If you have the money you could have them do just about anything. I agree, it is such a waste of resources.
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• Minneapolis, Minnesota
4 Dec 15
@Missmwngi and I bet that doctor has a great reputation too!
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
5 Dec 15
That is plain stupid. Once the bone is removed, it will not be put back. I think her parents should have voiced out against it, and I think the doctors should not have agreed to this silly operation.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
5 Dec 15
I also consider it stupid and i cannot understand how she made such a decision
@rocky1980 (530)
• Chandigarh, India
5 Dec 15
It's really shocking. Just to beat a record. this is really height, now a days few people do whatever to grab attention or for publicity, even if they have to risk their lives.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
5 Dec 15
Oooh yeah. This celeb thing will kill many
@Wordly1 (470)
• Kingston, New Hampshire
5 Dec 15
What about the Hippocratic Oath...'First, do no harm'? The surgeon should be in jail. There's no limit to vanity.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
5 Dec 15
Well maybe they had an agreement or something. She said it took long to get a doctor so i cannot tell why this particular one agree
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@wiLLmaH (8802)
• Singapore, Singapore
5 Dec 15
Every part of our body is integral un our being.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
5 Dec 15
Well it seems that does not mean much to her
@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
5 Dec 15
That is absolutely ridiculous. People will do anything to get in the limelight.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
8 Dec 15
@Missmwngi I hope so too. To me that is just wrong on so many levels.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
8 Dec 15
@simone10 Many people will agree to that my friend,it is all wrong
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
5 Dec 15
Oooh yeah,hope she does not live to regret it
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
4 Dec 15
Yep I remember reading about it.. its just mad.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
5 Dec 15
@Missmwngi Guess you can always "put" it back?
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
6 Dec 15
@Drosophila I don't think so. It is irreversible i guess
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
5 Dec 15
Well i just hope she does not get to regret doing it
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Dec 15
Ribs are there to protect your organs. Without them she could be endangering her life.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
5 Dec 15
She is endangering her life already since they are not there
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
8 Dec 15
@just4him Well i wonder how they really came into such an agreement
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
6 Dec 15
@Missmwngi The doctor who did the procedure should have known better than to do such a life threatening surgery.
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• Jefferson, Georgia
4 Dec 15
yes I heard about this on the TV the other day some people have more brains than sense lol
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
5 Dec 15
Ha haa well lets see where that gets her and i can imagine she will not stop there
@marguicha (223802)
• Chile
4 Dec 15
I remember that the first time I heard about that surgery was one that was performed, also for aesthetic reasons, upon the singer Cher. It was done decades ago.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Dec 15
Very surprising how far people can go for beauty
@marlina (154130)
• Canada
4 Dec 15
So totally ridiculous, I can't even believe it.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Dec 15
I could not believe it either that someone can go that far If she gets an accident as of now her inner parts would have nothing to protect them
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
4 Dec 15
well whatever you do.I wish you luck.Or be satisfied with your weight.Is this a medical problem?
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Dec 15
Did you even read the post? It is not me
@fawkes62 (1276)
• United States
4 Dec 15
I hadn't heard of people doing that before. It seems like such a stupid thing to do just to be a little skinnier.
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@Missmwngi (12915)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 Dec 15
Very stupid indeed
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